Selfless

Synonyms for "selfless" (53 found)

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Closest matches (11)

Adjective(2 words)
abstemiousallocentric
Adjective(1 words)
altruistic

Strong matches (16)

Related words (26)

Adjective(1 words)
self-flagellatory

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Translations

58 translations across 28 languages.

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Arabic

2 entries
  • إِيثَارِيّ adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • غَيْرِيّ adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • бескарысто́ўны adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • некары́слівы adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • самаадда́ны adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • самаахвя́рны adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • безкори́стен adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • самоотве́ржен adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • самоотве́ржен adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • себеотрицателен adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 公而忘私 adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • 忘我的 adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • 無私 /无私 adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Czech

2 entries
  • nesobecký adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • obětavý adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • egoisma adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Finnish

1 entries
  • epäitsekäs adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

French

2 entries
  • altruiste adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • dévoué adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Georgian

2 entries
  • თავდადებული adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • თავდაუზოგავი adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

German

2 entries
  • selbstlos adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • uneigennützig adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Greek

4 entries
  • αλτρουιστής adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • ανιδιοτελής adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • αφίλαυτος adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • φιλάλληλος adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • önzetlen adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Italian

3 entries
  • altruista adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • altruistico adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • disinteressato adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 無私無欲の adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Korean

3 entries
  • 리타적 adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • 사심 없는 adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • 이타적 adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • өзгөчүл adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Macedonian

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  • несебичен adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Manx

1 entries
  • neuhondagh adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Polish

2 entries
  • bezinteresowny adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • ofiarny adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • altruísta adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • desinteressado adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Romanian

1 entries
  • dezinteresat adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Russian

2 entries
  • бескоры́стный adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • самоотве́рженный adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Slovak

2 entries
  • nesebecký adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • obetavý adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Spanish

3 entries
  • abnegado adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • altruista adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • desinteresado adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Swedish

1 entries
  • osjälvisk adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Tamil

1 entries
  • தன்னலமற்ற adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Turkish

3 entries
  • fedakâr adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • özgecil adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • özverili adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • безкори́сливий adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • некори́сливий adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)
  • самові́дданий adj (having, exhibiting or motivated by no concern for oneself; unselfish)

Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

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In Japan, students are supposed to be selfless and group-centered.

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We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.

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A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. Senator McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for America that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.

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A little bit earlier this evening, I received an extraordinarily gracious call from Senator McCain. Senator McCain fought long and hard in this campaign. And he's fought even longer and harder for the country that he loves. He has endured sacrifices for the United States that most of us cannot begin to imagine. We are better off for the service rendered by this brave and selfless leader.

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